San Frediano Bastion with its medieval stone wall and crescent-shaped elevations on the battlements. Large plane trees stand in the bastion square. Beyond the walls is the bell tower of the Basilica of San Frediano.

The Walls of Lucca

A living monument that embraces the city.

The Walls of Lucca are not just an extraordinary feat of military engineering: they are a unique cultural landscape, an urban park suspended in time, a daily meeting place between history and nature.

Built between the mid-sixteenth century and the mid-seventeenth century, with their 4,2 kilometers long, completely enclose the historic center, accompanying the visitor on a circular path made of glimpses, silences, unexpected views and continuous beauty.

Born as a powerful defensive machine, the Walls have transformed over time into a elevated promenade, a green ring overlooking the city and offering an ever-changing view: churches, palaces, towers, vegetable gardens, and gardens. An uninterrupted view of history and landscape.

The walls of Lucca at sunset. The outlines of benches, trees, and streetlights against the sideways sunlight.

A walk through history

The unique promenade in the world

Along the way they alternate monumental bastions, grassy terraces and tree-lined avenuesEach season offers different scents and colors: in spring, lime trees, magnolias, and tulip trees bloom; in autumn, red oaks, beeches, and plane trees light up with foliage that transforms the path into a living palette.

The Walls are a beloved place for the people of Lucca. Here, people stroll, run, play, and meet. Concerts, exhibitions, sporting events, and historical reenactments are held. But the truest experience remains walking itself: that simple gesture that, on these Walls, becomes experience, contemplation, and discovery.

The secrets of the tree-lined circle

The history, the daily life, the park, the visits and all the life that has characterised and characterises the Walls that surround the city

A glimpse of the Porta San Gervasio gate in Lucca's medieval walls, illuminated at sunset. The gate has a single arch and two lateral towers.

The history of the Walls

View of the Lucca Walls from the San Colombano Bastion. The bell tower of the Cathedral of San Martino juts out beyond the walls.

The park

Close-up of daisies in bloom on the walls of Lucca. In the background, the promenade with its horse chestnut trees.

Guided tours

The sun filters through the stripping trees on the walls of Lucca. A person walks along the avenue. The brown leaves of autumn line the sides.

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Experience the Walls of Lucca

The basement of the San Colombano bastion of the Lucca Walls. Large rectangular pillars support the brick vaults. Light filters from above and below a tunnel that opens to the left.

Re-Knowing the Walls

Close-up of azalea flowers. In the background, people are walking on the Walls.

A year of events on the Walls of Lucca

Experience the Walls 365 days a year

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